Introducing another new design from the lockdown bottleneck: the Aneeta cardigan, knitted in The Fibre Company Luma! You can find this design in the latest issue of Knitting magazine, issue 210, which is out now. I published my first design about seven years ago, and I have always paid attention to how women’s clothes have…
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Unpicking the Stitches: How I designed the Alpine cardigan
This project took a slightly unusual route into the world. It’s one of those ideas which ends up being very different to your original vision, but somehow works out anyway! Here’s what the Alpine cardigan could have been: A jumper Published in October Knitted in a shade of brown or green One thing that didn’t…
Unpicking the Stitches: How I designed the Westcott shawl, part 2
Last post, I talked about how I conceived the idea for the Westcott shawl. This time, I’m sharing the realisation process with you: how the idea for the design became a tangible, corporal garment and pattern. There’s always at least a little trepidation when you cast on the first few stitches or make the first…
Unpicking the Stitches: How I designed the Westcott shawl, part 1
Please welcome my latest design for Knitting magazine: the Westcott shawl! This reminder of early summer crept up on me nicely. I worked on this back in June-July, which is a normal lead time for commissions like this. However, it also means that you have ample time to move on with life and get stuck…
